A study of the response of the leukopenia of rheumatoid arthritis to gold salt therapy.
Five patients with leukopenia and rheumatoid arthritis were treated with sodium aurothiomalate. An improvement in peripheral white blood count, neutrophil count and articular index was noted in all patients.
D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002452:Cell Count; D005260:Female; D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D007970:Leukopenia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology
D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate